FDA Notice: Supplement Pills Sold Nationwide Contain Poisonous Plant

The pills contain yellow oleander, which can cause ‘adverse effects’ in the cardiovascular, neurological, and gastrointestinal systems.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in White Oak, Md., on June 5, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notice said that a supplement company issued a voluntary recall of its tejocote root and Brazil seed products because they were found by an FDA inspection to contain a poisonous plant.

The notice said that ingestion of the plant, yellow oleander, can “adverse effects” in the cardiovascular, neurological, and gastrointestinal systems that can be severe or fatal.